10692. 'And Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses' means what is discerned by those whose interest lies in things of the Church, worship, and the Word on an outward level devoid of those on the inward level. This is clear from the meaning of 'seeing' as discerning, dealt with in 2150, 3764, 4567, 4723, 5400; and from the representation of 'Aaron and the children of Israel', in this and the two previous chapters, as those interested solely in things of the Church, worship, and the Word on an outward level and not in those on an inward one.

For this representation of Aaron, see 10397.

For this representation of the children of Israel, see in the places referred to in 9380, 10396; and in addition what is said in 10430, 10453-10457, 10461-10466, 10492, 10498, 10500, 10526, 10531, 10533, 10535, 10549-10551, 10566, 10570, 10575, 10603, 10629, 10632.

9381. Verses 3-5 And Moses came and reported to the people all Jehovah's words and all the judgements; and all the people answered with one voice and said, All the words which Jehovah has spoken we will do. And Moses wrote all Jehovah's words. And he rose early in the morning, and built an altar under ¹ the mountain, and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. And he sent boys of the children of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings - young bulls - to Jehovah.

'And Moses came and reported to the people' means enlightenment and instruction by the Lord, imparted through Divine Truth which springs from Him. 'All Jehovah's words and all the judgements' means things in the Word which are rules of life in the spiritual state and in the natural state. 'And all the people answered with one voice' means an acceptance with the understanding by those who truly belong to the Church. 'And said, All the words which Jehovah has spoken we will do' means an acceptance at the same time with the heart. 'And Moses wrote all Jehovah's words' means imprinting them at the same time on the life. 'And he rose early in the morning' means joy from the Lord. 'And built an altar under the mountain' means a representative sign of the Lord's Divine Human in respect of Divine Good from Him. 'And twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel' means a representative sign of the Lord's Divine Human in respect of God's truth which springs wholly and completely from Him. 'And he sent boys of the children of Israel' means those things that belong to innocence and charity. 'And they offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings - young bulls - to Jehovah' means a representative sign of worship of the Lord springing from good, and from truth rooted in good.

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